(a) Order Required. Cases or court documents cannot be sealed without a court order.
Otherwise, all official files in the court’s possession are public documents.
(b) Procedure. In order to seal a document, a party must:
(1) file a separate motion for each document;
(2) place the document in a sealed envelope;
(3) affix a copy of the document’s cover page (with confidential information redacted) to
the outside of the envelope; and
(4) conspicuously mark the envelope with “SEALED DOCUMENT” or the equivalent.
